NCHRP Report 500: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan

In 1998, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved its Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which was developed by the AASHTO Standing Committee for Highway Traffic Safety with the assistance of the Federal Highway Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Transportation Research Board Committee on Transportation Safety Management. The plan includes strategies in 22 key emphasis areas that affect highway safety. The plan's goal is to reduce the annual number of highway deaths by 5,000 to 7,000. Each of the 22 emphasis areas includes strategies and an outline of what is needed to implement each strategy.

The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has developed a series of guides to assist state and local agencies in reducing injuries and fatalities in targeted areas. The guides correspond to the emphasis areas outlined in the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Each guide includes a brief introduction, a general description of the problem, the strategies/countermeasures to address the problem, and a model implementation process.

A Guide for Reducing Speeding-Related Crashes April 8, 2009 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 23: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Speeding-Related Crashes provides suggested guidance on strategies that can be employed to reduce crashes involving speed...

A Guide for Addressing Collisions Involving Motorcycles January 24, 2009 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 22: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Addressing Collisions Involving Motorcycles provides guidance on strategies that can be employed to reduce crashes involving motor...

Safety Data and Analysis in Developing Emphasis Area Plans September 4, 2008 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 21: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Safety Data and Analysis in Developing Emphasis Area Plans provides guidance on data sources and analysis techniques that may be employed to a...

A Guide for Reducing Head-On Crashes on Freeways June 23, 2008 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 20, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Head-On Crashes on Freeways, provides strategies that can be employed to reduce head-on crashes on freeways. In 1998, the...

A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Young Drivers December 19, 2007 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 19, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Young Drivers provides strategies that can be employed to reduce collisions involving young drivers....

A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles April 25, 2008 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 18, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles provides strategies that can be employed to reduce collisions involving bicycles. In 1998, ...

A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions February 15, 2006 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 17, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions provides strategies that can be employed to reduce work zone crashes. In 1998, the American Associat...

A Guide for Reducing Alcohol-Related Collisions October 14, 2005 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 16, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Reducing Alcohol-Related Collisions provides strategies that can be employed to reduce crashes involving alcohol. In 1998, the Ame...

A Guide for Enhancing Rural Emergency Medical Services October 13, 2005 TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500, Vol. 15, Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Guide for Enhancing Rural Emergency Medical Services provides strategies that can be employed to enhance rural emergency medical services. I...

A Guide for Reducing Crashes Involving Drowsy and Distracted Drivers October 7, 2005 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan; Volume 14: A Guide for Reducing Crashes Involving Drowsy and Distracted Drivers provides strategies that can be employed to help reduce crashes invol...

A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Heavy Trucks July 16, 2004 TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 Volume 13: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan -- A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Heavy Trucks provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions involvin...

A Guide for Reducing Collisions at Signalized Intersections August 18, 2004 TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 Volume 12: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan -- A Guide for Reducing Collisions at Signalized Intersections provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions at ...

A Guide for Increasing Seatbelt Use July 7, 2004 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan; Volume 11: A Guide for Increasing Seatbelt Use provides strategies that can be employed to increase the use of seatbelts. Additional information on t...

A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians July 9, 2004 TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500: Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 10: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions involving p...

A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Older Drivers June 18, 2004 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 9: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Older Drivers provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions involvin...

A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Utility Poles June 15, 2004 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan; Volume 8: A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Utility Poles provides strategies that can be employed to improve highway safety. Additional info...

A Guide for Reducing Collisions on Horizontal Curves June 10, 2004 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 7: A Guide for Reducing Collisions on Horizontal Curves provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of collisions on horizont...

A Guide for Addressing Run-Off-Road Collisions August 28, 2003 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 6: A Guide for Addressing Run-Off-Road Collisions provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of run-off-road collisions. Add...

A Guide for Addressing Unsignalized Intersection Collisions July 18, 2003 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 5: A Guide for Addressing Unsignalized Intersection Collisions provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of unsignalized in...

A Guide for Addressing Head-On Collisions July 18, 2003 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 4: A Guide for Addressing Head-On Collisions provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of head-on crashes on two-lane roads...

A Guide for Addressing Collisions with Trees in Hazardous Locations July 18, 2003 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 3: A Guide for Addressing Collisions with Trees in Hazardous Locations provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of run-off...

A Guide for Addressing Collisions Involving Unlicensed Drivers and Drivers with Suspended or Revoked Licenses June 26, 2003 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 2: A Guide for Addressing Collisions Involving Unlicensed Drivers and Drivers with Suspended or Revoked Licenses identifies strategies that can...

A Guide Addressing Aggressive-Driving Collisions June 25, 2003 TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 500 -- Guidance for Implementation of the AASHTO Strategic Highway Safety Plan Volume 1: A Guide for Addressing Aggressive-Driving Collisions provides strategies that can be employed to reduce the number of crashes due to aggress...